Manuscript Quote by Lizz Clements

It can be depressing when no one takes interest, and a lack of response makes the writer question why theyre writing at all. To…

— Lizz Clements

“A struggling writer, 'I get hundreds of rejection letters each day. I am depressed with this life, Can you please help?' The Wise-man, 'No,…

— Santosh Kalwar

“Writers are a superior breed. No one else can face so much rejection and still thrive.”

— Susie Smith

“Rejection is a writer's best friend. If you are not failing regularly, you are living so far below your potential that you're failing anyway.”

— Gregg Levoy

Rejections are painful, but inevitable. They're every writer's rite of passage.

— Octavia Butler

“For a writer, every rejection is a small cut … until he bleeds to death.”

— Howard Giordano

“Rejection is a challenge. Persistence is patience. Reward is a lifetime in the making. Despite what happens, only death will stop this author from…

— Veronica Purcell

“Remember that with every rejection comes success because it's not in the results, but in the process of learning to write that makes you…

— P.B. Azeltine

I've discovered that rejections are not altogether a bad thing. They teach a writer to rely on his own judgment and to say in…

— Saul Bellow

“You say you're a writer but you're depressed. Not an excuse; write from there. Write some depressing sh*t. Believe me. You will have plenty…

— Stanley Christopher

This is a stamina game, so don't despair if you run down a blind alley and have to start over, or if you get…

— Tim Maleeny

“Note to aspiring writers: This is actually not that many rejections in the grand scheme of things. I know published writers whose rejection count…

— Jennifer Weiner